Tongerlo

Dutch

Etymology
  • (Belgium) First attested in 1267. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
  • (Horst aan de Maas) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
  • (Peel en Maas) First attested as tongerlo in 1425. Compound of an unclear first element (perhaps Middle Dutch *tonger (“unknown plant with an acrid taste”)) and lo (“light forest”). Compare Tongeren and Tungelroy.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtɔ.ŋərˌloː/
  • Hyphenation: Ton‧ger‧lo

Proper noun

Tongerlo n

  1. A village and former municipality of Bree, Belgium.
  2. A hamlet in Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands.
  3. A hamlet in Peel en Maas, Limburg, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Tongerlonaar
  • Tongerloos

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.